…and could enact any piece of legislation, at will / by command, what would it be? Or, if you dont like this premise, what piece of legislation if enacted would be the most consequential to your values?
For some reason a lot of home renovation over the past decade has revealed that when boomers decided to do renovation last time around, they would cover beautiful hardwood floors with crappy plastic linoleum because of reasons
But I would choose the unpopular “eliminate all executive orders, use legislation only” law.
But then the “no act of government shall increase the amount of paperwork” is also tempting. (Even though the unemployment rate would go through the roof in the DC area, I think it would be worth it. )
I would create spy contractors and lie to fisa judges to spy on my opponents, fly billions in cash to Iran and pocket half for retirement, sell Americas uranium to our enemy the Russians, create more jobs in other countries that can afford it at the expense of the American people, open the borders in order to create lawlessness across the country, use the media to manipulate public opinion and divide America.